Expert Golf vs Tour Tempo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expert Golf
Instantly resolve on-course golf rules confusion with this interactive reference. Utilize virtual referee assistance to understand relief procedures and gain an advantage. Features 3D graphics, animations, and videos for clear, practical guidance.
- Instant rules resolution
- 3D image rulings
- Interactive relief finder
- Animated illustrations and videos
- Stroke play and match play rules
- User-friendly interface
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▸ GOLF DIGEST wrote: “Image rulings in 3-D on every possible on-course conundrum.” ▸ WALL STREET JOURNAL wrote: “An essential resource for solving any in-game confusion.” ▸ GOLF MAGAZINE wrote: “Simply choose where your ball lies and the object you want relief from, and iGolfrules instantly directs you to the correct ruling.” ▸ OFFICIALLY recommended by Apple; one of the world’s most popular sport apps (in the App Store top ten continually for many years). iGolfrules by Expert Golf provides the answers to your rules questions in a matter of seconds. You have a virtual referee constantly at your side who helps you to use the golf rules to your benefit and utilize all the relief procedures available. Why Expert Golf is better ▸ User-friendly and intuitive operation (a manual is superfluous). ▸ You find the right solution with a maximum of 3 clicks. ▸ More than 200 graphics, animated illustrations and videos. ▸ Focuses on practical situations and is easy-to-understand. ▸ Contains the rules for stroke play and match play. ▸ An interactive help tool tells you instantly whether you are entitled to free relief. ▸ Excellent customer ratings and top rankings in the App Store. ▸ Leading app for many years and improved with regular updates. The application is based on “Golf Rules Quick Reference”, a multi-award winning international bestseller, which has been translated into over 20 languages and has sold more than 2.5 million copies. Conforms to USGA/ R&A rules valid as of 2023 (including free updates until the next rules revision). If you are happy with our app we would be grateful if you would take a moment of your time to post a rating/ write a review in the App Store. If, for whatever reason, you are not happy with the app or have any questions about it please contact our support team at support@expertgolf.com.
Tour Tempo
Improve your golf swing tempo and rhythm with scientifically proven audio cues. This app helps you synchronize your backswing and downswing to match professional tour players, enhancing consistency and power. It's designed for golfers of all levels, from beginners to professionals.
- Scientifically validated tempo ratios
- Audio cues for backswing and downswing
- Long game and short game tempos
- Syncs swing to professional tour pros
- Improves consistency and power
- Easy to learn and use
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Used by beginners through Major Championship winners on the PGA Tour, and validated by an Independent Scientific Study by the Departments of Physics and Biomechanics at Yale University. The Tour Tempo Total Game allows you to learn how to correctly integrate the Tempo of the Tour Pros into your golf swing. Over 100,000 golfers worldwide, including Major Championship winners on the PGA Tour, have improved their games by using Tour Tempo. "In all the reviews I've written for MyGolfSpy (a number now pushing up on 100), I'd only given one perfect score. Now Tour Tempo can be added to that most-elite company. Tour Tempo is scientifically proven, it's easy to use, and it will help you in every facet of the game." — GolfSpy Matt: http://www.mygolfspy.com/tour-tempo-review "It will be the best thing that you will ever do for your game." — Pat Dempsey, 2011 RE/MAX World Long Drive Grand Champion 55+ "You will get better right away! When you synch your swing to that of the Tour Pros with Tour Tempo, you’ll get better right now!" — Dan Rooney, Folds of Honor "The Unified Theory of Tempo" — Golf Digest "No one has ever come up with a way to teach Tempo until now." — Travel + Leisure Golf Based on the international best selling golf book, Tour Tempo. The book outlines and explains the discovery of a specific mathematical ratio regarding the elapsed time of the backswing and the elapsed time of the downswing of the Tour Pros. The Tour Tempo System is simple and easy to learn. All you do is react to three scientifically spaced musical notes. These musical notes alert you to start your takeaway, start your downswing, and then the third note lines you up with impact. It’s just that easy - you literally download the app, turn it on, grab a club and start swinging to the Tempo of the Tour Pros. LONG GAME The Long Game Tones will teach you how to swing with the tempo ratio exhibited by the Tour Pros. We measured the time of their backswings and downswings by counting how many frames of video each part took. The magic ratio on full swings turned out to be three parts backswing to one part downswing. Tones are provided for each of the following frame ratios of Tour Tempo - 18/6, 21/7, 24/8 & 27/9. The Tour Tempo Tones have a clear purpose. They establish the intrinsic tempo of the golf swing in your subconscious mind. Once this is accomplished, you will not have to think about tempo while playing. This is what the Tour Pros have already done. You are about to acquire that same ability. SHORT GAME The Total Game App also contains the Short Game Tones of 14/7, 16/8, 18/9 & 20/10. After the publication of Tour Tempo, John Novosel studied the short game swings of the top touring pros, and discovered that virtually all of them employ a 2 to 1 swing ratio on or around the greens - a different Tempo than the 3 to 1 ratio of the Long Game. This is another reason why the game of golf is so hard to master. TEMPO TRACKS The Tempo Tracks are an easy way to integrate Tour Tempo into your daily routine. One of the best ways to use the Tracks is to listen to them while driving to the course before a round of golf. The more you listen to them, the more the Tour Tempo rhythm will be ingrained into your Golf Swing. FOCUS TRACKS The Focus Tracks are revolutionary relaxation songs that contain the Tones of Tour Tempo. Each Track has a Part II that has binaural tones embedded in the music to get your brain into an optimum state for concentration. This optimum state is more commonly known to athletes as “Being in the Zone.” VIDEOS The videos give a complete explanation of the Tones and how to use them to immediately and dramatically improve your Total Game. DISCOUNT Get a one-time $10 discount code from the Info screen, valid on future purchases at TourTempo.com and TourTempo.eu. TERMS OF USE (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tour Tempo at 4.3 against Expert Golf's 2.5. Tour Tempo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and chart position (#3 vs unranked). Expert Golf's advantage is price ($19.99 vs $24.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Expert Golf costs $19.99 and Tour Tempo $24.99 up front. Expert Golf sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Tour Tempo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tour Tempo holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 94 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Expert Golf's written reviews are positive against 63% of Tour Tempo's.
Expert Golf ships an update every 5 months, Tour Tempo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expert Golf | Tour Tempo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 — better | $24.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (32 ratings) | 4.3 (94 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews | 63.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 94 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 329 MB | 409 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Golf Rules Made Easy | Tour Tempo |
Customer experience
Expert Golf
Tour Tempo
Bugs and requests
Expert Golf
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tour Tempo
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes or freezes on intro
- Videos do not load or app crashes when accessing them
- Lost videos after upgrading
- Audio difficulties
- App no longer on Apple Watch
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- App is glitchy and crashes frequently
Requested features
8 requests- Add an OFFLINE button for login timeouts
- Allow customization of tempo ratios and tones
- Include more diverse tones and voice cues
- Add metrics tracking use over time
- Include a tutorial for the driver
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- Add real music instead of just tones
- Randomize spacing between tone sets
- Include 30/10 and 33/11 tempos on the app
In-app purchases
Expert Golf
- Expert Golf – Score card for one year$9.99
- Expert Golf – Tips$9.99
- Expert Golf – iGolfrules 2012–2015$9.99
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- iGolfrules 2016–2018$9.99
- iGolfrules 2019$14.99
- Expert Golf – GPS for one year$19.99
- iGolfrules 2023$19.99
Tour Tempo
- Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$49.99
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